Twelve outstanding arrangements for the young jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos is included: swing, ballad, Latin, holiday, rock, and the classic "Take Five" with a 5/4 time signature. This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation -- five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones and four rhythm -- but designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of just twelve players -- four saxes, five brass, piano, bass and drums. Optional parts are available for flute, clarinet, horn, baritone horn and tuba. Rhythm section parts offer suggestions for rhythms and piano voicings, and guitar chords are included to assist young guitarists. Solos are written out for improvised sections, and there is plenty of full-sounding ensemble. The conductor's book includes full-length CD recordings. Titles are: Blues in the Night * Burritos to Go * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Jumpin' at the Woodside * Jungle Boogie * Misty * Night and Day * On Green Dolphin Street * Sax to the Max * Summertime * Take Five * Tastes Like Chicken.

Band-in-a-Box is one of the most popular software programs for musicians, composers, and educators. It's basically an intelligent automatic accompaniment program for your computer. You can hear and play along to many song ideas in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your on demand backup band. Just type in the chords for any song using standard chord symbols (like C, Fm7, or C13b9), choose the style you'd like , and Band-in-a-Box does the rest, automatically generating a complete professional-quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar, and strings or horns in a wide variety of popular styles. New features include:

Band-in-a-Box is the one of the most popular software programs for musicians, composers, and educators. It's basically an intelligent automatic accompaniment program for your computer. You can hear and play along to many song ideas in a very short period of time with Band-in-a-Box as your on demand backup band. Just type in the chords for any song using standard chord symbols (like C, Fm7, or C13b9), choose the style you'd like, and Band-in-a-Box does the rest, automatically generating a complete professional-quality arrangement of piano, bass, drums, guitar, and strings or horns in a wide variety of popular styles. You can print out your finished creation with lyrics, chords, repeats and endings, DC markings and codas, or save it as a graphics file for web publication or e-mail to a friend. And when you're ready to let others hear your composition, you can burn it directly to an audio CD. New features for the 2011 edition include big improvements to the sounds of RealTracks, with better sound over a much wider range of tempos. The RealTracks are now 70% smaller in size - and you can reclaim lots of existing hard drive space by shrinking your existing RealTracks without losing quality. We've also added a new Mixer window, allowing you to quickly set volumes,panning, reverb, tone and patches. The Mixer floats on top of the current window, so you can place it wherever it's convenient to make quick and easy adjustments to your Band-in-a-Box track settings. This is just the beginning of the over 50 features added!Return Policy Exception: This product can not be returned if opened but it can be exchanged if defective, for the exact same title.

Nearly three years in the making, Alan Parsons' monumental ten-hour video series, The Art & Science of Sound Recording, is now available in a three-DVD boxed set! Narrated by actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton, the DVDs are divided into 24 sections, starting with a brief history of recording. Parsons' illustrious career - as a recording engineer, producer, composer and artist - acts as both backdrop and inspiration for the series. Parsons worked with The Beatles on the albums Abbey Road and Let It Be, engineered Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, and produced a string of multi-platinum hits for The Hollies, Pilot, Ambrosia, Al Stewart and other artists, as well as for The Alan Parsons Project. Filmed in HD, this the most powerful instructional series ever created for music production. The Art & Science of Sound Recording looks at everything from soundproofing to mixing, and from recording guitar, bass, keyboards, drums and vocals, to recording a choir. Fellow professional engineers & producers join Alan Parsons in this top quality, practical, and cutting-edge guide, including Jack Joseph Puig, John Fields, Elliot Scheiner, Jack Douglas, Tony Brown and Chuck Ainlay. Artists and musicians interviewed include Michael McDonald, Taylor Hawkins, Nathan East, Rami Jaffe, Carol Kaye and Erykah Badu.. This invaluable instructional DVD set applies classic, old school recording experience to the modern recording scene, and is certain to be a standard work on the subject for years to come. Along with its fully interactive website, The Art & Science of Sound Recording is a complete course in modern recording.Return Policy Exception: This product can not be returned if opened but it can be exchanged if defective, for the exact same title.

Beautifully inspired songs of the resurrection are woven together with powerful narrative in this work from Lowell Alexander, powerfully arranged by Richard Kingsmore and Camp Kirkland. From the sounds of dawning in the first measures to the driving conclusion, this 20-minute mini-musical delivers the life-changing message of Easter with clarity and conviction.Available separately: SATB, ChoirTrax CD, Instrumental Pak (full orchestra), CD 10-Pak, Preview Pak, Preview CD, and RehearsalTrax Paks for Soprano/Alto and for Tenor/Bass.

From the darkness and hope of Advent to the light and joy of Christmas, this new cantata captures the varied colors of Christmas in fresh tones. With a blend of classic carols and rich new songs, this 35-minute cantata literally moves the service from darkness to light, vividly illustrating the hope of Christmas through music and the spoken word. Medium to medium-easy. IPak contains score and parts for Flute; Oboe; Horn; Trumpet 1, 2; Trombone; Tuba; Percussion 1 & 2; Timpani; Violin 1; Violin 2; Viola; Cello; String Bass; Piano; Handbells.

Beginning with the crucifixion, this musical then examines the reality of those who followed Jesus, having witnessed this event without yet seeing His resurrection. Key events of Jesus' earthly ministry are presented though the eyes of His followers, culminating in His triumphant resurrection. The final song challenges singer and listener to tell the world of His love as contemporary followers of The Light. Instrumental Pak (Chamber Orch.) contains score and parts for Flute; Oboe; Clarinet; Percussion; Timpani; Violin 1,2; Viola; Cello; String Bass; and Rhythm.Available separately: SATB, Orchestra (Full and Chamber) and ChoirTrax CD.

Originally performed by the Paul Winter Consort, Missa Gaia is a contemporary ecumenical and ecological Mass celebrating the Earth. The work features the Consort's trademark lyrical melodies with dynamic rhythms from African, Brazilian and American gospel traditions, incorporating Mass and biblical texts and interweaving the voices of wolf, whale and harp seals. This publication contains newly edited and revised versions of the choral movements, set for mixed choir and keyboard with optional instrumental accompaniment, enabling Missa Gaia to be performed in both liturgical settings and concert halls. Publications available for purchase separately: SATB score, Sound Cues CD (animal voices) and Instrumental Score and Parts for Soprano Sax, Oboe/English Horn, Cello, Piano, Organ, Guitar, Bass and Percussion. Total Performance Time: Approx. 36 minutes.

John Purifoy interweaves hymn texts and Scripture with beautiful music to create an unforgettable and emotion-filled Tenebrae experience. From the pensive Is it I, Lord? to the dramatic Father, Forgive Them, the music and text blend to tell the story in a most powerful way. Narration and service suggestions included. Instrumental ePak includes score and parts for Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Percussion, Harp, Violin 1, 2, Viola, Cello and Contrabass. ChoirTrax CD also available. Performance Time: Approx. 20 minutes